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What is respect? Being considerate and polite? Listening to what people are saying? Caring about someone else’s feelings? Speaking in quiet tones even when you disagree? Using kind words toward others? Being aware of the effect of your behavior on others? It seems a little difficult to define, but everybody wants it from others. Everyone can offer examples of how they did not feel respected themselves. This is true in all venues — the grocery store, on the highway, with your...

Deaths and injuries from firearms continue to shine a spotlight on gun violence as a public health issue. The latest mass shootings at a movie theater in Louisiana, a military recruiting center in Tennessee and church in South Carolina join a...

Pollen and skeeters and sun, oh my! Another summer is upon us, and while few of us miss the endless snows and frozen toes of this past winter, a full range of hot-weather complaints are here to remind us of the challenges that can come with...

Over the past few years, there has been a lot of research on relatively brief exercise protocols known as high-intensity interval training. Interval training is a universally accepted alternative to what is typically referred to as steady-state...

It never seems that doing something small will add up to big changes in your life, but it does - like pennies in the bank.For example, how could switching from light cream to half and half in your coffee have any impact? Light cream has 29...

On a time crunch? Maybe you overslept and missed the gym. Or you simply want to catch up on your favorite talk show.No need to skip your fitness altogether. Keep it simple and make the best of what time you have.